14 h. ago Chinese coastguard patrols reefs controlled by Vietnam in South China Sea

The Chinese coastguard patrolled around disputed sites controlled by Vietnam in the South China Sea last week, vessel tracking information shows. Three patrol ships left a Chinese base on Mischief Reef in the Spratly Islands on Thursday and circled around a series of land features – some of which Vietnam has built facilities on – before returning to the reef on Saturday, according to Automatic Identification System data. The purpose of the patrol by the coastguard vessels – identified by the...

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30 h. ago China, Australia trade blame after PLA jet releases flares in mid

China and Australia exchanged accusations on Monday after an encounter over the disputed South China Sea, with the PLA’s Southern Theatre Command Air Force saying that it drove away a P-8A military aircraft that illegally intruded into Chinese airspace. “The People’s Liberation Army Southern Theatre Command organised naval and air forces to track and monitor the intruder in accordance with regulations, implement effective countermeasures, and issue warnings to drive it away,” Senior Colonel Li...

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55 h. ago China expels nine senior officials from the Communist Party in anti

China expels nine senior officials from the Communist Party in anti-corruption drive  France 24

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67 h. ago China expels nine top generals from party, military in biggest post

China expels nine top generals from party, military in biggest post-Mao era purge  Tibetan Review

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3 d. ago Expelled Chinese generals ‘disloyal’, dealt ‘serious blow’ to army: PLA Daily

China has accused the nine generals expelled from the Communist Party on Friday of seriously undermining the principle that the military should be loyal to the party and dealing a serious blow to the army’s unity and the image of senior officers. An editorial published by PLA Daily on Saturday also said the nine generals – including He Weidong, vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC) and a member of the 24-man Politburo – were “being disloyal” and losing their “chastity”. It...

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3 d. ago Sacked Chinese generals ‘disloyal’, dealt ‘serious blow’ to military: PLA Daily

China has accused the nine generals expelled from the Communist Party on Friday of seriously undermining the principle that the military should be loyal to the party, saying that they dealt a serious blow to the unity of the armed forces and the image of senior officers. In an editorial published on Saturday, military mouthpiece PLA Daily said the disgraced nine – including He Weidong, vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC) and a member of the 24-man Politburo – had been...

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3 d. ago China expels top military commanders in latest anticorruption purge

China expels top military commanders in latest anticorruption purge  Al Jazeera

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3 d. ago China expels general and 8 other senior officials from Communist Party in anti

China expels general and 8 other senior officials from Communist Party in anti-corruption push  PBS

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4 d. ago China: Communist Party expels top generals in military crackdown

China: Communist Party expels top generals in military crackdown  BBC

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4 d. ago China expels No. 2 general and 8 others from the ruling Communist Party in anti

China expels No. 2 general and 8 others from the ruling Communist Party in anti-corruption drive  Jacksonville Journal-Courier

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4 d. ago China expels two top military leaders from Communist Party in anti

China expels two top military leaders from Communist Party in anti-corruption purge  Reuters

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4 d. ago China’s No 2 general He Weidong expelled from the Communist Party

China’s second-ranked military general has become the latest in a series of top brass to come under investigation for corruption, China’s Ministry of National Defence announced on Friday. He Weidong, vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC) and a member of the 24-man Politburo, was expelled from the Communist Party and the army, the ministry said. He is the first serving member of the present Politburo, the Communist Party’s top decision-making body, to face such an...

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4 d. ago Breaking | China’s No 2 general He Weidong expelled from the Communist Party

Breaking | China’s No 2 general He Weidong expelled from the Communist Party  South China Morning Post

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4 d. ago China expels He Weidong, Miao Hua and 7 other generals from party and military

China’s second-ranked military general has become the latest in a series of top brass to come under investigation for corruption, China’s Ministry of National Defence announced on Friday. He Weidong, vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC) and a member of the 24-man Politburo, was expelled from the Communist Party and the army, the ministry said. He is the first serving member of the present Politburo, the Communist Party’s top decision-making body, to face such an...

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4 d. ago Developing | China expels He Weidong, Miao Hua and 7 other generals from party and military

Developing | China expels He Weidong, Miao Hua and 7 other generals from party and military  South China Morning Post

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5 d. ago China says it expelled Philippine planes from disputed South China Sea reef

China said it had expelled two Philippine aircraft near the disputed Scarborough Shoal on Thursday in the second confrontation between the two rival South China Sea claimants in as many days. Liu Dejun, a spokesman for the Chinese coastguard, said two Philippine reconnaissance aircraft had “illegally entered Chinese air space above Huangyan Island” (the Chinese name for Scarborough Shoal). He added that the planes had been expelled in “accordance with laws and regulations”. The previous day the...

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9 d. ago South China Sea tensions spike again as Chinese, Philippine ships collide

Tensions between China and the Philippines have flared again in the South China Sea following a collision between their vessels near the disputed Thitu Island on Sunday. Both sides have offered conflicting accounts of the event and traded accusations of misconduct and provocation. The China Coast Guard claimed that two Philippine government vessels “illegally intruded” into waters near Tiexian Reef, also known as Sandy Cay, without permission. Despite “repeated stern warnings”, one of the...

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9 d. ago China, Philippines trade blame over boat collision in disputed South China Sea

China, Philippines trade blame over boat collision in disputed South China Sea  Al Arabiya English

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9 d. ago China Coast Guard expels Phillippine vessels intruding in waters near Tiexian Reef

China Coast Guard expels Phillippine vessels intruding in waters near Tiexian Reef  chinadailyasia.com

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1 week ago China, US and Thailand seize record meth haul near disputed South China Sea reef

China, working with the United States and Thailand, has seized a record haul of illegal drugs near a disputed South China Sea reef, state media said on Friday. The Chinese anti-drug agency and the China Coast Guard, acting on a tip-off from the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Royal Thai Police, intercepted the vessel Ji Sheng around 130 nautical miles southwest of the Scarborough Shoal, known as Huangyan Island in China, the People’s Daily reported. The operation was on the...

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